We all know mazes. You start at
the outside and find your way to the middle. Now imagine being teleported into
the middle and having to find your way out. It’s not a simple reversal, for one
you’ve no idea how big the maze is or where on the periphery the exit is. The
old wife’s wisdom of living within her meagre means is the inward maze where
the simple central success is staying out of debt, balancing the books. Once
you’re there there’s nowhere to go, it’s the very definition of austerity, ‘the
trait of great self-denial.’ The government’s policy of austerity is the
obligatory denial of hope and opportunity. No wonder we’re all depressed, it’s
government policy. And that comes at a price. The ongoing costs of an ill
informed, angry, confused and directionless generation from social media,
drugs, crime, vandalism, mental and physical health and welfare, and the lack
of skills and motivation to create income far outweigh the savings from denial.
The outward maze is the very
opposite. Seeded at its centre with hope, education and optimism we happily
acquire skills, confidently seize opportunities and naturally maintain our
health and well-being. That was my experience in the sixties. But old Maggie
Conservatism closes libraries, impoverishes schools, under funds the NHS and
mental health, taxes higher education and reduces social services etc. These
are the policies of decadence, and they’re working.
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